London, Feb 15 : Colin Farrell has opened up about the reason he sued his former lover Playboy Playmate Nicole Narain over the sex tape that he made with her.

The 37-year-old actor was offered 5 million dollars for the rights to the sex tape but he sued Narain to stop the sale and distribution of the footage, though it was made available online later, the Mirror reported.

Farrell told Elle magazine that he took the action because he found that making the video was horrifying and he was worried his mother might accidentally stumble across the raunchy footage. (ANI)